Job Vacancy For Forest Specialist

• Provide timely and quality information and technical advice to the Government of Ghana on planning and implementation of nature-based solutions focusing on forestry, green commodities and REDD+.
• Undertake relevant analyses and research, as required, and prepare knowledge materials to support UNDP's forestry related initiatives, as well as other initiatives implemented by the Environment and Climate Cluster.
• Contribute to the preparation of necessary briefings and update for UNDP's effective participation in important meetings, workshops and relevant events.
• Support UNDP's efforts on advocacy and policy dialogue, including participation and contribution to policy driven researches and reviews.
• Advise UNDP on relevant national and international developments on forestry and assist in identifying coordinated approaches.
• Maintain close collaboration with the UNDP Climate and Forest Team and Green Commodities Programme to receive technical support as needed.
• Contribute to global learning and knowledge exchange by documenting and disseminating lessons learned from activities of the forest and land use portfolio and disseminate widely through on-line platforms. Reflect on experiences/lessons from the global policy network for possible adaptation/replication to the Ghanaian context.
• Enhance UNDP's visibility and profile on forests and forestry.

• Explore new areas of cooperation and identify opportunities for new initiatives on forests in line with UNDP's Strategic Plan (2018-2022), the United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership with Ghana (2018-2022), and UNDP's Country Programme (2018-2022).
• Provide technical support to the formulation of project proposals on forests and land use.
• Strengthen partnerships with key stakeholders in the area of drivers of land use change, forests and integrated land use management.
• Participate and contribute to development partners' engagements with government on land, forests and agriculture including meetings and events.

• Manage portfolio assigned to her/him in line with UNDP's Programme and Operations Policies and Procedures.
• Provide technical support to projects in close collaboration with the relevant implementing partner/responsible

• Support top quality planning (annual, and quarterly work-plans), reporting, monitoring and evaluation of assigned portfolio.
• Effectively apply Result Based Management (RBM) tools, establishing management targets and monitoring achievement of results.
• Support production of aggregate reports on activities, outputs and outcomes, including reports for donors as needed.
• Support procurement of goods and services as needed.

• At least five (5) years of professional experience in the formulation and implementation of forests related initiatives/projects.
• At least five (5) years of relevant progressively responsible experience supporting national processes on forests and sustainable development.
• Solid understanding of forests related issues at both the global (e.g. REDD+) and local (challenges, policy environment, key initiatives) levels.
• Experience preparing knowledge products and communications material is highly desirable.
• Experience working with UN/DP and/or other multilateral, bilateral, national or civil society actors on forests issues is an asset.

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